Man that Cooks

Winter struck, snow in some parts of WA, which, for here, is the equivalent of raining frogs in novelty. Cold so a stew made sense before BBQ season hit.…

Szechuan peppercorns are also known as red peppercorns. Here it was first roasted in a frying pan until it started to smoke. One whole chicken with the…

Yabbies are a kind of freswater prawn, they have a local name of djuligies – the spelling of which I'm not sure. They're also known as kunacks, and…

4 nice snapper fillets. Wanted to try something other than frying in butter – nothing wrong with that mind. Marinated them in some finely chopped ginger, two…

Omlettes are bastards. They are humblers. Out there there are people who can make perfectly done omlettes, lightly browned on the outside, a tad runny in the…

This came about from an esky full of mutton from my Dad who happens to be a sheep farmer, a yet to be used boning knife, and a recipe from Loukie…

Part of a larger tempura dinner. Daikon is giant radish, called "geisha" at Coles . Further strides in such imaginative marketing will see wasabi…

Which is a nice little tautology or should that be a redundancy. Rissotoey gruel still left over after the nabe. Chinese cabbage quickly stirfried in…

Stuck in my mind after being linked with an Islamic terrorist group by our PM. Laksa Jihad will no doubt join other revolutionary menu items such as the…

Short notice dinner party. Pronounced Nah beh and is the Japanese version of the Chinese Steam Boat which is a kind of stock based interactive casserole. It…